Best wishes to all as we enter the year 2005! Here is a list of newly coined bird definitions for your amusement, with apologies to Merriman, Webster and Paul...
Happy New Year Birders! I birded Montrose, Belmont Harbor, and Jarvis Bird Sanctuary (in Chicago), with Alex Malloy. Highlights at Montrose were: HOODED...
Four of us from Champaign/Urbana also spent time here yesterday without seeing the Three-Toed Woodpecker. We added Ruby-crowned kinglet and Yellow-rumped...
Birderdlt@...
Jan 1, 2005 8:14 pm
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There was at least one Cackling Goose in Jackson Park Harbor this afternoon (lifer for Cait & Jake). It was most easily seen from the La Rabida drive, as the...
Happy New Year, I took a strategic lunch on the lakefront. Birds seen at Jarvis were adult Cooper's Hawk, a male Hairy Woodpecker, a couple of White Throats, a...
Hi Everyone, A very Happy New Year to you all! And a big THANK YOU to all of you out there who helped make our first Big Year effort a fantastic experience....
I stopped at North Point Marina this afternoon on my way back from seeing the Ozaukee County Wisconsin Northern Hawk Owl. Gulls seen at North Point include: ...
Late this afternoon at Belmont Harber there were five Hooded Mergansers (two male, three female), a single male Goldeneye, and a male-female pair of ...
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Jan 2, 2005 12:09 am
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The northern hawk owl was very cooperative today (1/1/05) at harrington beach state park (1/2 hour north of milwaukee). The owl teed up nicely in small trees...
... Just remember that if you do go to look for this bird there is a $10 entrance fee for non-Wisconsin residents to get into Harrington Beach State Park. ...
Mike Madsen, who's not on IBET, called to ask me to post that he saw the Harlequin at the far south end of Calumet Park approx. 9:15AM today. He did not see...
Pete Moxin called last night and asked me to report that he had another VARIED THRUSH at Elsen's Hill on January 1st around 10am. The bird was observed for...
... DuPage County, Illinois RBA for January 2, 2005 Date: January 2, 2005 Location: DuPage County, Illinois Number: 630-406-8111 Coverage: Western suburbs of...
1 January 2005 Fellow ibeters, The Waukegan Christmas Bird Count, 1 January 2005, highlights included: nearly 80 species including -- All three scoter species...
1 January 2005 Fellow ibeters, The Waukegan Christmas Bird Count, 1 January 2005, highlights included: nearly 80 species including -- 1 Ross's Goose at...
THORN CREEK AUDUBON CBC Glyn Dawson, Charlie Habecker and Dick Riner just got back from their designated section, Will County from Monee to Wilton Center. 24...
Hi everyone, About 11:30AM this morning (Sun), there was an adult TRUMPETER SWAN in the north end backwaters of Blackwell Forest Preserve on Butterfield Rd. in...
Hello all, Kane Co. I tried for the LARK BUNTING at Aurora West FP on Dec 27th but did not see it. There were about 15-20 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW and 1 FOX...
On MNBIRD(1-1-05) there is a very interesting article by Mark Alt on the massive owl invasion from Canada this winter.The article and the preceeding posts from...
I much welcomed Dr. Anderson’s fascinating compilation of neornithophilologisms. I’ve chanced upon a couple of related terms during the course of the...
Karen, Urs Geiser and I spent about 3 hours (joined By Scott Cohrs for the last hour or so) looking for the bunting. The fence line along the east side of the...
Happy New Year All, I am asking for help managing my year, state, county, etc.. I am hoping some fellow birder might have an excel spreadsheet with north...
Hi folks, On a warm (50's in AM) drizzly day we had a fine outing (66 species - premliminary tally) and a fun time at the Pizza Party. Here's a run down of the...
I know, I know, nobody is surprised... I sent Sean two Excel lists, which I'll be happy to send to anyone. 1) a checklist with all of the IL birds, which is...
3 January 2005 So, so close to Illinois!.... Fellow ibeters, Happy New Year Owling! I enjoyed Mike Miller's post about Boreal Owls! The last one I found on...
It was wet out there this morning! I spent quite a bit of time looking for either (a) Sludge Ponds, (b) large Robin flocks, or (c) a Varied Thrush at Elsen's...
Just to whet everyone's appetite for winter lake watching, the scoters seen off Illinois Beach on Saturday were: One Surf Scoter (sitting) Three Black Scoters...
After a fun day of CBCing it up, Tim Young and I (Eddie Callaway) visited Deer Run Forest Preserve (Winnebago County) and Baumann Park in Cherry Valley (a...
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